HOK sale features iconic images of Ireland

In 1954, Gerard sent Dan a hand-painted Christmas card depicting two chaps watching someone with a big stick driving geese up a hill.

In 1954, Gerard sent Dan a hand-painted Christmas card depicting two chaps watching someone with a big stick driving geese up a hill.

The significance of the subject matter is lost in the mists of time, but as this was a communication from Gerard Dillon to Dan O'Neill, the 11 by 14 centimetre gouache is expected to fetch between €1,000 and €1,500 in HOK Fine Art's sale tomorrow.

Moving on to works of ...